in the newest
issue of tape op (may/june), you might want to check the letters section
of the magazine if you want additional information about how larry crane
and elliott worked together to record 'miss misery.' for more info about
how to get this wonderful magazine on how to record music, please go
here.

thanks to
jennifer for sending this: just thought i would mention that there is
a small "elliott related" article in the may 2002 issue of
cmj new music monthly. it's called "who's the next elliott smith"
and it compares three up and coming singer/songwriters to our main man
elliott!! it made me happy to see elliott getting some props, so i thought
i would let you guys know!

finally,
recently elliott's name has been mentioned in a lot of reviews for badly
drawn boy's about a boy soundtrack. most of the times they compare elliott
to damon but they also mention tom rothrock who help produce elliott's
records. (5.30.02)

new
sites on the web

just for
your info, the hellfire discussion board is back online. maybe if we
all asked for some elliott news or maybe an mp3, who knows might happen.
to ask nicely, go here.

in other
news there are 3 new sites on the web that are of close friends of elliott's.

the first
one is for pete krebs. im helping on the site and i want to invite everyone
to come by and check out info about pete. elliott worked on pete's western
electric record and even had a rare split 7" of pete's song shytown
and elliott's no confidence man together. anyway here is the address,
petekrebs.com, and hopefully it will develop into something nice and
you like there.

the next
site is for alaska! if you happen to see elliott's 4 show tour, they
opened up for elliott. also russ, who is in alaska!, is also in elliott's
new touring bass player. they are recording a new record with david
from goldenboy and who is involved with helping elliott on the new record.
it's a nice site and for sure worth checking out the mp3s. please go
to pureyukon.com for more info!

finally,
the third site is actually 2x2 that was created by mike about quasi.
but sadly mike doesnt have much time to updated and now christa is updating
it. the site has a new address and home and if you want to check out
this wonderful site, please go here! (5.24.02)

a
new site, a picture and magnet

thanks to
andi for starting a new elliott site. i think its called 'pictures of
me' and features elliott pictures of course. its just getting started
and there are more to come. if you want to check it out, go here!

thanks to
justin for bugging pat michaels from northwestern to get a recent picture
of elliott from the recent show in chicago. of course its a picture
of elliott massaging his hurt hand (out of the all the pictures he took
:P) but its nice to see elliott anyway! go here to check out the thread
on sweet addy.

umm finally,
in the new issue of magnet magazine with jeff tweedy on the cover, i
got interviewed for the indie online section featured in the magazine.
it talked about fan sites and the impact of them. the whole interview
didn't make it so i thought it might be fun to put a behind the scenes
kinda thing by adding the whole interview on the site by jonah bruker-cohen
to show you what did and didn't make it in the article. go here to check
it out. (5.14.02)

catching
up on some old news

sorry i haven't
update the site with this info yet, but better late than never. well
here are somethings sent and seen recently:

elliottsmith.com:
recently casey update elliottsmith.com with a new look. its really nice
i think! included are audio files, videos, articles and links. please
go here to check it out.

thanks to
john luerssen from rolling stone for emailing us about his new book
that is coming out in stores in june but you can order online now, called
'mouthing off - a book of rock & roll quotes.' elliott will be featured
in a several chapters and john sent a sample of one of the quotes: "it's
actually really hard to write a happy song without sounding corny."
it will include other artists as well. if you interested in ordering
the book in advance, go to amazon.com.

another record
that is out now is, jon spencer blues explosion's plastic fang, which
elliott appears on the song "tore up and broke." thanks to
anne for sending this info: the track is only available in the u.s.
on the vinyl release, along with three other extra songs. the only cd
version is on the european import of plastic fang released by mute (european).
for people who can't find it here, amazon.co/uk carries it and ships
to the us. i think it's about $12, not including shipping.

the amos
house collection vol. 2 should be in stores now. this great comp includes
an early version of bottle up & explode! and all the money goes
to amos house charity. check your local stores or order it on line at
wishing tree records. (5.7.02)

chicago
setlist and info

thanks to
jeffrey and amy for sending me info about last night's show in chicago.
here is what amy had to say about the show!

when elliott
began, he spoke of his hand half fallen asleep. he couldn't feel his
left ring finger and pinky, and throughout the set he would massage
his arm and try to shake some life into it. he was discouraged but rather
jovial about everything, tossed his smokes into the audience for a guy
who wanted to bum a smoke. he and his buddies were feasting on the smokes
and we kept yelling at them to toss them back to him. after last call,
still lamenting about his hand, he put his guitar down and was going
to tell a story--as someone requested--instead. a roadie came up and
must have whispered to him to end the set, cos the story--which would
have been great to hear--was replaced by fond farewell.

my promoter
friend who was so kind to me earlier in the day recognized me after
the gig and told me that they took him to the hospital to check out
his arm.

oh! girls!
his hair was shoulder length and scruffy with a multi-colored wooly
hat, he wore khakis and a real beat up route 66 t- shirt. and, he was
playing his gibson. (5.3.02)

elliott
live in chicago tonight?!

thanks to
jerry and the person who originally emailed me about this (sorry your
email is at home!) for sending word that it looks like elliott will
be in chicago playing with wilco tonight (thursday may 2nd!). here is
the website for more information concerning how to get tickets. the
show is at the rivera theatre and is elliott's first one of the year!
good luck to everyone getting tickets and if you get in, please email
us a report if u can! get them before it sells out!